Investigation on gene transfer from genetically modified corn (zea mays L.) plants to soil bacteria

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 590-599

  Ma, B L ^a   Blackshaw, Robert E ^b   Roy, Julie ^c   He, Tianpei ^c  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Geneticallymodified (GM) corn; Kanamycin; Neomycin; Real time pcr; Soil bacteria; Soilmicrobial ecology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; GENETICALLYMODIFIED (GM) CORN; KANAMYCINS; NEOMYCIN; REAL-TIME PCR; SOIL BACTERIA; SOILMICROBIAL ECOLOGY;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CENTRIFUGATION; ECOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

SOILS;

KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MAIZE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSGENES; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960484741     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2011.586598     Document Type: Article

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